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Cruz 'Rickrolls' his supporters about Trump and more April Fools' Day gags
CNN ^ | April 1, 2016 | Gregory Krieg

Posted on 04/01/2016 6:29:25 PM PDT by Washi

Ted Cruz has been challenging Donald Trump to debate him, one-on-one, for months. Today, Trump agreed.

Or not. The Texas senator employed the trolling meme — in which a video is interrupted by a clip of one-hit wonder Rick Astley singing his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up" (a gag commonly referred to as "Rickrolling") — as his way of informing the viewer that there would be no showdown.

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TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; cruz; debate; duckingdonald; globalistcruz; manuptrump; noteligiblecruz; openboarderscruz; rickroll; trump
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Which brings up the question of how Ted would ever get the youth vote. I can’t imagine a kid or even young adult going for this guy.


21 posted on 04/01/2016 6:49:24 PM PDT by Kenny (e)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Rafael is like the nerd trying to fit into the cool kid’s clique.

Maybe this should be his new campaign song?
22 posted on 04/01/2016 6:49:31 PM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: ClearCase_guy

or just watch what cool people like the Trumps do, and “consciously emulate that”


23 posted on 04/01/2016 6:52:27 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: Washi

The Cruz campaign seems to be really dumb and is at this point only appealing to the most hardcore sycophants who think he can do no wrong. Who are Cruz’s supporters? Aside from a stubborn 20 percent here on FR according to our daily caucus, I just can’t see Cruz doing as well as the polls claim.


24 posted on 04/01/2016 6:53:57 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Kenny

He and Beck live in a totally different world. Both trying to pull ‘hipsters’. Beck has tried to market that with his branding of ‘everything old is new, again’ and is an absolute flop. Hiring hipster staff, marketing hipster clothing and contemp music, the whole nutshell IS NOT WORKING.

Hey, Cruz......LURK MOAR!


25 posted on 04/01/2016 6:57:46 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Trump it is.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Unfortunately, Trumps's own words have relegated him to being an also ran. His misspeak on Chrissy's show will be repeated over and over and over again by the drive-bys and by virtue of the LIV's, Hillary will be our new president.

Thanks Donald, I'll vote for you if you're the nominee, but you sure screwed America.

26 posted on 04/01/2016 6:58:58 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

They were sussed out pretty quick when I was in school. Came off as pretty pathetic (libs). Then you had the REAL ‘rebels’. Pathetic libs hated them....but the ‘pop preppies’ respected them. They didn’t give a crap because they would beat your ass and have nothing to lose. Hung out in the smoking section. Headbangers. I call them the ‘Early Libertarians’. Ahhhh. Memories.


27 posted on 04/01/2016 7:11:21 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Trump it is.)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Bikers are backing Trump.

I wonder who the PeeWee Herman Vespa crowd is supporting?

;)


28 posted on 04/01/2016 7:13:39 PM PDT by Salamander (I Ride By Night..And I Travel In Fear, That In This Darkness, I Will Disappear....)
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To: Baldwin77

He’s creepy......and his trying to be funny makes him creepier.......(puke)


29 posted on 04/01/2016 7:16:21 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Dawgreg

I’m beginning to think cRuz planted the #SexScandals story himself...from his basement. LOL.


30 posted on 04/01/2016 7:18:13 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Washi

Cruz is sick.


31 posted on 04/01/2016 7:19:37 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Wasn’t it really 1988?


32 posted on 04/01/2016 7:20:42 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Salamander

LOL!


33 posted on 04/01/2016 7:24:24 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Trump it is.)
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To: Jane Long

I’m watching Cruz on OAN now, and I can’t believe that I initially supported this guy. He’s so slickly *practiced* - and so narcissistically certain that his ACT is going over - that he makes Bill Clinton look spontaneous and genuine!

-JT


34 posted on 04/01/2016 7:29:58 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: PROCON

Whateves


35 posted on 04/01/2016 7:35:03 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Rafael Cruz: Canadian-born, Cuban ancestry, ineligible for POTUS)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

OMG.....whatevah!


36 posted on 04/01/2016 7:36:03 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Ha! Rick-rolling stopped being cool in 2008! Rafael is like the nerd trying to fit into the cool kid’s clique

Oh, come on.

You know that you, and all of the rest of the Trumpsters on this thread, would be GUSHING over Trump if he had done this exact same thing. Marveling at what a man of the people and all around fun person Trump was.

It's okay.

You can admit it.

We all (including you) know it's true.

37 posted on 04/01/2016 7:38:06 PM PDT by Washi (Don't blame me. I voted for the conservative.)
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To: Rufus Shinra
Weak...I don’t really get it...


38 posted on 04/01/2016 7:41:40 PM PDT by Washi (Don't blame me. I voted for the conservative.)
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To: Jamestown1630

I hear ya!

Same here!!


39 posted on 04/01/2016 7:50:54 PM PDT by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Washi
GUSHING over Trump if he had done this exact same thing

NOBODY would do this exact same thing. Because it's that lame.

40 posted on 04/01/2016 7:58:32 PM PDT by M. Thatcher
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